There was one offender convicted of a crime against a person living in Effingham County released on parole during the third quarter of 2023, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by the East Central Reporter.
White students, constituting 50.8% or 151 of Arcola High School's total student population of 297, accounted for 43 out of the 66 total suspensions (65.2%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per four students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.